The Canadian Somali Congress and the Canadian International Peace Project invite mentees from the Canadian Somali community in Ottawa to be part of an informational and registration session on an important mentorship project between the Somali and Jewish communities.  We strongly urge Canadian Somali university and college students as well as young professionals to attend this event in order to learn about this project.  Those individuals that are interested in being mentored can fill application forms at the event launch in Ottawa in order to join this initiative and will be matched with mentors from the Canadian Jewish community who will assist them in successfully pursuing their respective professions.  There will be an opportunity at the event for a question and answer session and a meet and greet between Canadian Somali university and college students as well as young professionals.

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Canadian Somali-Jewish Mentorship Project Information and Registration Session

The Canadian Somali Congress and the Canadian International Peace Project invite mentees from the Canadian Somali community to be part of an information and registration session on an important mentorship project between the Canadian Somali and Jewish communities.  Canadian Somali university and college students as well as young professionals are encouraged to attend this event in order to learn about this project.  Interested persons can apply to join this mentorship initiative and will be matched with mentors from the Canadian Jewish community who will assist them in successfully pursuing their respective professions.

Date and time: Saturday May 08, 2010.  Program starts at 5:30 pm

Location: MC 2000 Bell Theatre, Carleton University

1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

For further information contact Ahmed Hussen at 647-746-3795 or via email [email protected]

This is a joint initiative by the Canadian Somali Congress, the Canadian International Peace Project, Jewish organizations and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage.

The Canadian Somali Congress  and the Canadian International Peace Project recognize the importance of providing mentoring to the Canadian Somali community.  It is a fact that even though the Canadian Somali community is the largest African Diaspora community and one of the largest Muslim communities in Canada, it lacks a critical mass of professionals that can mentor Somali university, college and young professionals.  This has necessitated the need to reach out to other communities in order to fulfill this need.  The goal of the Somali-Jewish mentorship project is to aid in the creation of a successful cadre of Canadian-Somali professionals who can assume greater leadership roles to assist with the development of their own community as well as contribute to Canadian society at large.  Experienced mentors do not just bring along a mentee into their profession but can also intervene at critical times to protect and guide a mentee in difficult circumstances.  The Canadian Somali Congress in partnership with the Canadian International Peace Project will extend this project to other Canadian cities that have a substantial Canadian Somali population.

For further details contact:

Canadian Somali Congress

Tel: 647-746-3795

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.canadiansomalicongress.com

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